CompletedNot Applicable

Multisite Feasibility of Compassion Meditation for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

United States113 participantsStarted 2021-05-06

Plain-language summary

Compassion meditation (CM) is a contemplative practice that builds compassion for and connectedness with others. CM has shown promise as a way of enhancing recovery for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The proposed project will examine the feasibility of a clinical trial by assessing our ability to deliver CM and a control intervention consistently with a diverse groups of Veterans from different parts of the country and optimizing the way in which outcomes are determined.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Veteran status * Able/willing to consent * Primary complaint of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or subsyndromal PTSD with accompanying distress and impairment Exclusion Criteria: * Serious suicidality or homicidality * Known, untreated substance use or dependence problem * Untreated/unstable serious mental illness * Cognitive impairment that would interfere with study activities * Concurrent enrollment in other treatment for PTSD or other meditation-based practice

What they're measuring

Enrolment rate

Timeframe: 10 weeks

Initiation rate

Timeframe: 10 weeks

Per protocol completion rate

Timeframe: 10 weeks

Intent-to-treat completion rate

Timeframe: 10 weeks

Credibility

Timeframe: 10 weeks

Practice time

Timeframe: 10 weeks

Participant satisfaction score

Timeframe: 10 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04793698

SponsorVeterans Medical Research Foundation

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-09-30

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